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American Dream BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History Economic history Social conditions United States United States Social conditions 21st century États-Unis Conditions sociales 20e siècle États-Unis Conditions sociales 21e siècle États-Unis Conditions économiques 20e siècle États-Unis Conditions économiques 21e siècleLevin, Yuval
Summary: "Americans are living through a social crisis. Populist firebrands -- on left and right alike -- propose to address the crisis through acts of tearing down. They describe themselves as destroying oppressive establishments, clearing weeds, draining swamps. But, as acclaimed conservative intellectual Yuval Levin argues, this is a misguided prescription, rooted in a defective diagnosis. The social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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Summary: "Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world's most powerful country? And what happened to the "American dream"--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023